Food Manifest 
Key Update The food safety team in Hyderabad raided M/s Naseeb Birista in Kaithalapur, Kukatpally, on April 22, 2026, following inputs from the Special Operations Team (SOT). Officials uncovered severe food safety and hygiene violations at the premises. Authorities found that the owner procured used cooking oil and reused it for bulk preparation of fried
READ MORE
Significant Update Students at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in New Delhi have raised serious concerns about food safety in the hostel mess. They report repeated instances of meals containing insects and larvae, pointing to poor hygiene and unsafe food handling practices. Many students say they realised the contamination only after eating, and some have
READ MORE
Key Update Vishal Singhal, owner of Jai Durga Dairy in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, was fined ₹5,000 for selling adulterated paneer in 2021. After the case reached court, he pleaded guilty and requested leniency, setting the stage for a swift judgment. The case traces back to January 8, 2021, when authorities registered an FIR after detecting
READ MORE
Key Update Police and food safety officials busted an illegal Osmania biscuit manufacturing unit operating as Meraj Bakery in Amberpet and booked a case for alleged food safety violations in Hyderabad. The action followed a complaint from a sub-inspector of the Amberpet police station, who received credible information about food adulteration at the premises. Authorities
READ MORE
Key Update The Uttarakhand government announced on Thursday that it will classify cancer as a notifiable disease and set rules to detect cancer-causing chemicals in food items, following concerns about widespread food adulteration and poor-quality products. State Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat said the government will launch monthly inspections to prevent the sale of adulterated,
READ MORE
Key Update Police have booked the owners and a senior representative of Rameshwaram Café on charges related to selling unsafe food, criminal conspiracy, and fabricating false evidence, after a customer reported a serious food safety lapse at the café’s Kempegowda International Airport cafe. The FIR—filed on November 29 at the BIAL police station—names owner Raghavendra
READ MORE